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Every one is giving it a go to out do Bobby Zamora's miss from against Man City.

Arsenal were rampant against Spurs on Saturday, where do you think they will finish? Vote here (Never Captain Nicky Butt)

Adel Taarabt scores yet another cracking goal... Time for Spurs to bring him back?

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For a long while there, Stephen Appiah was an international footballer only. The midfielder has not played a kick of club soccer since late 2007, but still managed to captain Ghana through a successful World Cup 2010 qualification campaign. Which is ridiculously impressive when you think about it.

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Battling midfielder set to land Bundesliga contract.

Ghana midfielder Stephen Appiah could finally be signing for a new club in the form of Schalke, according to reports.

The 28-year-old central midfielder has been a free agent since leaving Fenerbahce last year having endured a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a serious knee injury.

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Oguchi Onyewu went into this summer a free agent and hoped to put together a strong Confederations Cup performance to draw some potential suitors for his services. It appears he has found� a taker, though not one from the leagues we might have expected him to go to.

According to Sky Sports, Onyewu has signed a three-year deal with Turkish club Fenerbahce, choosing to pass on the possibility of signing with Birmingham City after talks stalled with the English club.

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As the dust slowly settles on another season, transfer season is once more upon us.� No doubt we will be linked with over 100 players this summer, most of them are players who are looking for a new contract, like Wolfsburg Brazilian midfielder Josue, others will be a host of young up and coming French boys and some will be the normal suspects, Yaya Toure, Stephen Appiah, Gareth Barry.

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All season long it seems like all of us have been looking back while Arsene Wenger, the iconoclast, refused to look into the past and instead steadily gazed into the future. In our obsession with the past, Wenger recons we got this season wrong and once again I find myself realizing that the teacher may have been right all along.

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Believe it or not, back at the start of the transfer window most of the talk at the Lane was whether or not Stewart One-Trick Downing would dip his right shoulder, dart out to the left and pitch up in N17. Seems an age ago now, n'est-ce pas? And who would have possibly imagined back [...] Click to continue reading...

So remember those rumors about Stephen Appiah coming to town? From the horse's mouth . . . "I have truly not heard this particular rumour about the MLS. I have been linked to all the clubs in the world but this one makes me laugh very loud," Appiah told Ghanasoccernet. "I am 28 today and I have a lot to offer for top European clubs and that's where I will plan to continue my career. Click to continue reading...

APPIAH FIRES BACK: "MLS RUMOR MAKES ME LAUGH"
Over the last few days, people have written us, "Hey how come there's nothing on your site about Stephen Appiah?" "Hey, Goff (or Tribal Football reprinting Goff) said Stephen Appiah was in negotiations with FC Dallas and DC United."
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Sunglasses. Soccer.
Looks like The Black 'n Red will be squaring off against The Black Stars at RFK Stadium sometime next year.
According to this article on AllAfrica.com.....

On February 11, next year, Ghana's Black Stars are expected to clash with America's top notch side, DC United, in an international friendly in the United States, Washington DC.

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Time for our weekly look back at the weekend that was . . . Toon Revival? Newcastle grab a late winner through the oft-injured Duff after a magical bit of interplay between the Irishman and his Australian compatriot, Mark Viduka. Dig it up on the YouTubes if the Prem Police haven't confiscated all the evidence. Click to continue reading...

Seriously? Apparently, yes. If you don't know who Stephen Appiah is, you aren't paying close attention. He's not Beckham or Blanco, but he's a player that excels internationally, and has a good club record. Oh, also, he's now being courted by AC Milan. The issue appears to be that Gallardo won't leave, even if [. Click to continue reading...

Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur are struggling this season but this has not deterred them from making moves in the transfer market. According to a report in the British tabloid The Daily Mirror, Spurs are looking forward to signing Glen Johnson and Stephen Appiah in January. Johnson plays for Portsmouth and has been in a great [. Click to continue reading...

Happy Thanksgiving, Americans! Hey, do you know what the Brits call Thanksgiving?* Anyway, while Americans are gorging themselves on what should have been our national bird the rest of the world is hard at work, playing in the UEFA Cup, complaining about their teammates, angling for a move away from Arsenal, you know, a typical day [. Click to continue reading...

So Michael Essien is out for six months. Chelsea staff: Why don't we just sit him for the rest of the season to make sure he's healhty. Anyway, rumors are floating around that the Blues are looking to ink a short-term replacement for the Ghanaian dynamo. A few names are being mentioned. The first is Essien's teammate with Ghana, 27-year-old free agent Stephen Appiah.

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Some believe that Wenger is still to effectively replace Gilberto and Flamini and, if that is the case, then the player Arsene is closing in on should work wonders! Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger may go back for free agent Stephen Appiah in the coming . Click to continue reading...

The transfer window is over, but it's not a transfer if it's free! Well, suppose it is since we have 'free transfers'. Whatever. But Arsenal and West Ham are lining up to take a shot at former Juventus midfielder Stephen Appiah as a super-late attempt to shore up the midfield ... Click to continue reading...

Arsenal may have lost ground in the race for Ghanaian midfielder Stephen Appiah after West Ham chief Gianluca Nani revealed they are interested in the player. Appiah, 27, is a free agent having been released from Turkish outfit Fenerbahce and the Gunners, along with the Hammers and Portsmouth are known to be admirers. Click to continue reading...

There is nothing to write about! This is the longest international week I think in history. The leading story on Arsenal.com is ANOTHER story about Amaury Bischoff. I can't even be bothered to watch that. Only four days to go until we finally play again. Then I can go back to being sane, at least until we have another bad performance which will drive me insane, but that's a good insane. Click to continue reading...

Midfield powerhouse Stephen Appiah is set to sort out his club future this week with Premier League side West Ham now the new favourites to acquire the Ghana international. Appiah, 27, played for Ghana on Friday evening and came-on after 22 minutes to replace Michael Essien and make his return to fitness, in his nation's World [. Click to continue reading...

By 1970's Gooner Having put the disappointment of a World Cup Qualifier defeat to Libya last Friday behind him, Stephen Appiah flew to London right after the game saying that a decision on his future will be made this week. "By the end of the week I will see where I am going to play my club football" he said to the Ghanaian press. Click to continue reading...

There's a host of Arsenal players to keep your eyes on today. While Aaron Ramsey didn't get on the pitch for Wales, backup keeper Lukasz Fabianski got the start in goal for Poland with Artur Boruc suspended? Or out of action. Regardless, they'll be much more later on today/tomorrow. Here's to a great (and boring) day of internationals, plus hoping for no injuries.

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Stephen Appiah played for Ghana last night and came-on after 22 minutes to replace Michael Essien and make his return to fitness, in his nation's World Cup qualifier against Libya. The free agent, following his release from Turkish club Fenerbache, had been considering terms to sign at Upton Park. Click to continue reading...

Four days after the transfer window closed, the spotlight is on Stephen Appiah.  The Ghanaian captain is a free agent and thus able to join any club at any time.  Appiah has been linked with Arsenal in the past, but a bad injury put paid to previous moves. Wenger has been a long time admirer of [. Click to continue reading...

By 1970's Gooner We have done it before and we are doing it now. It seems that after our last posting two days ago on the likelihood of Arsene Wenger expressing an interest for free agent Stephen Appiah the national press is now publishing stories strongly linking the Ghanaian player with Arsenal. Click to continue reading...

Stephen Appiah is available on a free transfer and I would be quite happy for Le Boss to sign him to Arsenal.
I suggest giving him a year long pay-as-you-play deal. People have said that his knees are shot but didn't people also say that about Marc Overmars before he signed?
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Morning all. International breaks are simply awful. The good news is the Jaguars and the Seminoles start this weekend, and the Under 8's I coach start this weekend as well. So that will attempt to keep my mind off of the lack of a game this weekend for Arsenal.
If you haven't heard, former Fenerbache midfielder Stephen Appiah is a free agent. Click to continue reading...

So, the transfer deadline (August 31) has passed and the football market is now closed. Closed? Not quite. Indeed, while transfers from one club to another will have to wait until January to resume, teams may still sign players as free agents (and that until March 31, 2009). So, inspired from this Top 11 Serie A [. Click to continue reading...

So, the transfer deadline (August 31) has passed and the football market is now closed. Closed? Not quite. Indeed, while transfers from one club to another will have to wait until January to resume, teams may still sign players as free agents (and that until March 31, 2009). And speaking of free agents, Gazzetta dello Sport [. Click to continue reading...

By 1970's Gooner Stephen Appiah looks like a typical Arsene Wenger transfer target. He is going to cost nothing as he is now a free agent and is therefore not restricted in any way by the closure of the transfer window. And he has been out of action for almost a year (since last October) so there is no significant competition from other "big" clubs, making Arsenal and the prospect of playing Click to continue reading...

West Ham left it late to announce the signings of two new faces, blaming an administrative problem for the delay in making the deals public. Firstly they have signed David Di Michele from Torino on a season-long loan deal, with a view to make the move permanent. Di Michele is a 32 year old striker, [. Click to continue reading...

Stephen Appiah is still available and his agent says a host of clubs are looking at him including, but not limited to, Racing Santander, Portsmouth, West Ham, Celtic and Everton. The Ghana international, who left Fenerbahce after last season is... Click to continue reading...

Stephen Appiah, one more to add to the list of top stars wanting to play in Italian football. The last 7 days have seen the return of Andriy Shevchenko to Milan, the confirmed loan move of Philippe Senderos also a Rossoneri, as well as the permanent signing of Rolando Bianchi from Manchester City to Torino. Click to continue reading...